Bring them back alive: Jakarta offers bounty to citizens who catch rats

By Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies
Updated October 21 2016 - 4:13pm, first published 1:59pm
A hog-nosed rat in Indonesia.  Photo: Museum Victoria
A hog-nosed rat in Indonesia. Photo: Museum Victoria

Jakarta: The infamous Jakarta rat is wanted dead or alive (preferably alive) with a hefty price on its head, as the city outsources its vermin eradication program to the people.

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